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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

UEFA: Ronaldo fires Real Madrid into semis






Cristiano Ronaldo fired a stunning hat-trick to pull Real Madrid back from a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Wolfsburg and into the Champions League semifinals.

The Portugal striker scored twice within 88 seconds in the first half and added a late freekick in a 3-0 victory at the Bernabeu to keep alive Real's hopes of an 11th success in Europe's top club competition.

Similarly, Manchester City beat Paris St. Germain 1-0 with a goal from Kevin de Bruyne at Etihad Stadium to win 3-2 on aggregate and reach its first Champions League semifinal.

Spanish giant Real Madrid was teetering on the brink of a Champions League exit after the first-leg shock in Germany, but an inspired Ronaldo wiped out the deficit in two devastating first-half minutes to close to within two matches of a second final appearance in three years.

The 31-year-old struck from Dani Carvajal's cross on 16 minutes, and 88 seconds later rose high into the Madrid sky to direct a glancing header into the net off a corner from the left.

With the tie still in the balance after Real's Sergio Ramos watched his header bounce off the post sideways along the goal-line, Ronaldo struck again.

Luka Modric was felled on the edge of the box and Ronaldo stroked his free-kick through a gap in the Wolfsburg wall for his third Champions League hat-trick this season and fifth in all competitions.

A solitary away goal would still have sealed it for Wolfsburg but Madrid held on to secure a sixth straight semifinal appearance.


Ronaldo took his tally to 16 goals in 10 Champions League games this term -- one off his own record of 17 set in the 2013-14 season -- and 34 strikes in 36 matches in the knockout stages of the tournament.

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